Electronic Monitoring Home Unit And Installation Methods

• US 20160232772A1
• Filed: 04/18/2016
• Published: 08/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Attenti Electronic Monitoring Ltd.
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Shechter, Omer, Shuva, David, Zygman, Meir, Rosenfeld, Ido
• Granted Patent: US 9,922,520 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0227 System arrangements with a plurality of child units
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0236 Threshold setting
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0238 adding new units to the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0294 Display details on parent unit
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49764 with testing or indicating

Abstract

A new and improved electronic monitoring home units and associated installation methods. The present disclosure provides for an electronic monitoring home unit capable of automated confirmation of location and method of automated confirmation of location when a home unit has been installed. The present disclosure provides for a home unit capable of intelligent inclusion zone setting for a home unit and a method of such inclusion zone setting. The present disclosure also provides for a streamlined installation method with automated communication between a home unit and central monitoring system.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a security bracelet; and

an electronic monitoring home unit communicatively coupled to the security bracelet, the electronic monitoring home unit comprising;

a communication module that;

detects a detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit, and

upon installation of the electronic monitoring home unit, transmits a confirmation that the electronic monitoring home unit has been installed, wherein the confirmation includes the detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit; and

a processor, which executes instructions that cause the processor to;

bind the security bracelet with the electronic monitoring home unit, and

activate an alarm in response to a determination that at least the detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit is not within a predetermined radius of a destination location stored by the processor, or that the electronic monitoring home unit has not transmitted the confirmation within a predetermined period of time stored by the processor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module detects the detected location with a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module detects the detected location with cellular triangulation.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein multiple security bracelets are communicatively coupled to the electronic monitoring home unit.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a single security bracelet is communicatively coupled to the electronic monitoring home unit, wherein the security bracelet is the single security bracelet.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the confirmation is sent to a central monitoring system.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein, upon activation of the electronic monitoring home unit, the security bracelet transmits a secondary confirmation to the central monitoring system.

8. A method comprising:

binding, by an electronic monitoring home unit, a security bracelet with the electronic monitoring home unit;

detecting, by the electronic monitoring home unit, a detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit;

in response to installing the electronic monitoring home unit, transmitting, by the electronic monitoring home unit, a confirmation that the electronic monitoring home unit has been installed, wherein the confirmation comprises the detected location of the home unit; and

activating, by an electronic monitoring home unit, an alarm in response to a determination that at least the detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit is not within a predetermined radius of a destination location, or that the electronic monitoring home unit has not transmitted the confirmation within a predetermined period of time.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein detecting the detected location comprises detecting the detected location with a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

10. The method of claim 8, wherein detecting the detected location comprises detecting the detected location with cellular triangulation.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein multiple security bracelets are communicatively coupled to the electronic monitoring home unit.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein a single security bracelet is communicatively coupled to the electronic monitoring home unit, wherein the security bracelet is the single security bracelet.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein transmitting the confirmation comprises transmitting the confirmation to a central monitoring system.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

upon activation of the electronic monitoring home unit, transmitting, by the security bracelet, a secondary confirmation to the central monitoring system.

15. An electronic monitoring home unit comprising:

a communication module that;

detects a detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit, and

upon installation of the electronic monitoring home unit, transmits a confirmation that the electronic monitoring home unit has been installed, wherein the confirmation includes the detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit; and

a processor, comprising instructions that when executed, cause the processor to;

bind a security bracelet to the electronic monitoring home unit; and

activate an alarm in response to a determination that at least the detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit is not within a predetermined radius of a destination location stored by the processor, or that the electronic monitoring home unit has not transmitted the confirmation within a predetermined period of time stored by the processor.

16. The electronic monitoring home unit of claim 15, further comprising a user interface that provides audible feedback.

17. The electronic monitoring home unit of claim 16, wherein the user interface provides audible installation instructions.

18. A system comprising:

a security bracelet; and

an electronic monitoring home unit communicatively coupled to the security bracelet, the electronic monitoring home unit comprising;

a communication module that;

detects a detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit; and

a processor, which executes instructions that cause the processor to;

store a predetermined maximum allowed range for an inclusion zone and a destination location for the electronic monitoring home unit;

bind the security bracelet with the electronic monitoring home unit;

detect a distance between the electronic monitoring home unit and the security bracelet; and

automatically adjust the inclusion zone range based on the distance between the electronic monitoring home unit and the security bracelet.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the distance of the security bracelet from the home unit is based on a signal strength received by the electronic monitoring home unit from the security bracelet.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the electronic monitoring home unit automatically adjusts the inclusion zone range based on a time of day.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the communication module transmits an alert to the central monitoring system in response to detection by the electronic monitoring home unit that the security bracelet is outside the inclusion zone range for a predetermined period of time.

22. A method comprising:

detecting, by an electronic monitoring home unit, a detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit;

storing, by the electronic monitoring home unit, a predetermined maximum allowed range for an inclusion zone and a destination location for the electronic monitoring home unit;

binding, by the electronic monitoring home unit, a security bracelet with the electronic monitoring home unit;

detecting, by the electronic monitoring home unit, a distance between the electronic monitoring home unit and the security bracelet; and

automatically adjusting, by the electronic monitoring home unit, the inclusion zone range based on the distance between the electronic monitoring home unit and the security bracelet.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the distance of the security bracelet from the home unit is based on a signal strength received by the electronic monitoring home unit from the security bracelet.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein automatically adjusting the inclusion zone range comprises automatically adjusting the inclusion zone range based on a time of day.

25. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

transmitting, by the electronic monitoring home unit, an alert to the central monitoring system in response to detecting that the security bracelet is outside the inclusion zone range for a predetermined period of time.

26. An electronic monitoring home unit comprising:

a communication module that;

detects a detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit; and

a processor, which executes instructions that cause the processor to;

store a predetermined maximum allowed range for an inclusion zone and a destination location for the electronic monitoring home unit;

bind a security bracelet with the electronic monitoring home unit;

detect a distance between the electronic monitoring home unit and the security bracelet; and

automatically adjust the inclusion zone range based on the distance between the electronic monitoring home unit and the security bracelet.

27. The electronic monitoring home unit of claim 26, wherein the distance of the security bracelet from the home unit is based on a signal strength received by the electronic monitoring home unit from the security bracelet.

28. The electronic monitoring home unit of claim 26, wherein the electronic monitoring home unit automatically adjusts the inclusion zone range based on a time of day.

29. The electronic monitoring home unit of claim 26, wherein the communication module transmits an alert to the central monitoring system in response to detection by the electronic monitoring home unit that the security bracelet is outside the inclusion zone range for a predetermined period of time.

30. A method comprising:

providing an electronic monitoring home unit and a security bracelet at a monitoring location for a monitored person;

installing the electronic monitoring home unit at a desired location within the monitoring location;

securing the security bracelet onto a limb of the monitored person;

binding the security bracelet to the electronic monitoring home unit through wireless communication;

detecting, by the electronic monitoring home unit, a detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit; and

in response to installing the electronic monitoring home unit, automatically transmitting, by the electronic monitoring home unit and to a central monitoring system, a confirmation that indicates a completed installation of the electronic monitoring home unit, or

activating, by an electronic monitoring home unit, an alarm in response to a determination that at least the detected location of the electronic monitoring home unit is not within a predetermined radius of a destination location, or that the electronic monitoring home unit has not transmitted the confirmation within a predetermined period of time.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein, before the bracelet is secured onto a limb of the monitored person, the security bracelet is programmed with information identifying the monitored person.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the electronic monitoring home unit further comprises location capabilities, the method comprising:

in response to installing the electronic monitoring home unit, transmitting a location of the electronic monitoring home unit to the central monitoring system.